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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08
wrDuInG Ar AMBITIOUS.

AMERICUs, Sept. married, at the
M. E. church, Wednesday, the 9TH
inst, at ii o'clock a. M, Mr.. Ira j.
Robertson and Miss Sarah Lewis Hill,
Rev. a. l.. Scott officiating. The
house was crowded to its utmost ca
pacity this morning to witness the
marriage ceremony, as one of the
handsomest and most highly respected
young ladies of AmeTicus was one of
the contracting parties. Miss Anna
Goddard presided at the organ, and as
the bride and groom came up the aisle
all eyes were attention, eager to see
the ceremony which should soon take
from our midst one of the fair young
ladies OF Americas. Underneath q
monogram wreath of roses containing
the letters L. III. and /. X. the impress
sive ceremony of the NJ. E. church was
pronounced by Rev. A. l. Scott and
they were made man and wife.
The house was beautifully decorated
and ofnamented with flowers Charles
10y and Charles King acted as usheEs.
Congratulations and hand shaking were
given at the door, and many were the
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08
Observation-Disclosures

The meeting of the Lyon County
horticultural Society held at Ran
dolph's grove on the LIST inst.was one of
the largest and most pleasant meetings
held during the season, and the dis
play of flowers and fruits was as large
as is usually seen at county fairs, and
the quality was much better than the
most sanguine of fruit growers ex-
pected, and if the rains continue the
prospect is that the late fall and winter
fruit will be better than usual, all
kinds taken as an average. The drouth
until the middle of August had almost
destroyed the fruit prospects, and hor-
the outcome. AS seen from the pres
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08

Mr.. ALBRIGHT, who publicly stated
at colored mass meeting the other
evening that THE NEWS had refused to
publish an announcement for Mr.. Bur
dette, called at this office yesterday to
see about the matter, and, on being
convinced that he had made state
ment that was incorrect, said he would
withdraw it in the same manner he had
made it-in public mass meeting of
colUred people. The statement was
calculated to do this paper a great in
justice, and one for which there was
not an iOta of cause, as, Ill fact, the no
tice of Mr.. Burdette's candidacy was
the only one which appeared in this
paper for which pay was not received
until to-day, when MIR. Albright paid
the bill, after reading the notice in a
back number of the paper.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08

MaPleWOOG CemesSFy 20 be Finely
FoAeea ana Beautlned.
The Odd Fellows have closed con-
tract for a new four-foOt steel picket
fence along the entire east side of the
cemetery, to be placed on stone foun-
dation, with cedar posts and oak rails.
This will add much to the beauty of
the cemetery. and viii cost the lodge
something like 5000, it being the
largest and finest fencing contract pos
sibiy ever entered into in this county.
This, we understand, is only the be-
ginning of many improvements to be
made in the near future to the city OF
the dead, it being the intention of the
lodge to beautify and fix it up in such
a manner as will make it on a par with
any in the west.
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READING NEWS.

READING, Sept. st. J. Price has
been shipping four cars of fat cattle at
time for several weeks and got good
prices.
The recent rains help to make good
grass for cattle, and many steers are
still held for late markets.
The union labor party speaker was
here last Thursday night and spoke for
an hour to the people.
READING, Sept 6.-Burt Hoppin
starts for California to-day.
Mrs. John Russey goes east Thurs
day to her old home at ElkhaTt, Indi-
ana, on visit.
David Nickel has 100 acres of good
corn in one field. It viii go thirty
bushels per acre.
Charles Trumler goes to Manhattan
Agricultural college for years study
in scientific course.
Roy Holtz went to Baldwin Monday
to attend school at the Baker uni
versity.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Severy arrived
home from Colorado to-day.
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IT seems that the sale of the Leaven.

IT seems that the sale of the Leayen-
worth Times will be concluded in few
days. Some time since w. z. Rice of
Kansas City took a forty day option on
the property, the price to be paid for it
being 800, 900. He has notified Col.
Anthony that he will be ready to fulfill
his share of the contract within the
stipulated time. The paper is to be Ell
larged and greatly improved. The
Standard claims that the purchase has
a political significance. 1t says that
Rice is closely allied to James G..
Blaine, that the new editor, Col. Smith,
is a tried and true Blaine man, and
that the primary object of the transac-
ton was to secure an able Blaine pa
per in Kansas. Our readers may take
this with much allowance. Blaine is
the nightmare of the democratic editor.
No movement of any kind can be made
in either the political, the religious or
the business world without his seeing
the hand of Blaine in it. He is even
| disposed to look for the same hand in
any disturbance of nature that may Oc.
cur. 1t isn't best to tie to what dem
Ocratic paper may say of Blaine these
days.-Hutchinson News.
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THE Topeka Commonwealth has
given the subject close attention and
concludes that Kansas crops in general
are much better this year than the state
is commonly credited. Commenting on
the situation it says:
Official and unofficial reports made
within the past few days as to the corn
crop and the probable yield of that ce-
real fully confirm the opinion expressed
some weeks ago by the Commonwealth
A careful examination of our state ex-
changes led us to the conclusion that
our corn crop would turn out to be
about seventy per cent of the
yield of last year, or more
than sixty per cent of what the acre
age should have yielded this year
This is what now is promised. There
Will be lots of corn in the state. Kan
sas has done we'll in all kinds of pro-
ducts When the severity and wide
extent of the drouth are considered,
and our condition is compared with
that of other states in the Mississippi
valley, we have cause for congratula-
ton. The test of this season has been
severe, but the state has responded
nobly- There is nothing in our situa-
ton that need be hidden under eXag-
geration. Our commonwealth has
been favored. Our climate has been
less dry during the drouth than either
Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio or Indiana.
We have had more rain than either of
these states. Our corn crop is better:
our oats crop ahead; our wheat crop as
good. Other crops as good or better.
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Board OFEducatIOn.
GARFIELD BUILDING,


Monday Evening, Sept. 5, 1887.
Board met in regular session. Pres
ent-D. w. Morris, D. Kaynaston, w.
w. Scott, r. Lakin, G. p. Theis, Thos.
Hall, r. III. Edmiston, William F.
Ewing and j. w. Eastman.
D. w. Morris in the chair. Minutes
of the last regular and special meet
ings read and approved.
Misses Frost, Leach and Young
handed in their resignation, which was
accepted.
Applications for positions in our
schools were read from Messrs. Coff-
man and Dudley, Misses Davidson,
Keeyer, Frame and Kezer.
On motion, Miss Davidson was
elected and assigned to second grade
in Third Ward.
Miss Frame was elected and assigned
to fifth grade in Garfield Building.
Miss Kezer was elected and assigned
to second grade in Union Street Build
ing.
Committee on Supplies reported they
had purchased the piano now in the
High School Building for the sum of
5000, which action was ratified by the
Board, and, on motion, it was ordered
that an order be drawn upon the Treas
urer for said amount in payment of
same. ,..
Auditing Committee made the fol-
lowing report, which was duly accepted
and orders were drawn on the Treasury
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for same.

On motion the Supply Committee
was instructed to accept the bid of T..
u. Thomas TO furnish wood to the dis
trict at $4.OO per cord for the school
year.
The Committee ON Buildings and
Grounds were instructed to have water
closets at Central Avenue repaired.
They were also instructed to have fence
removed and grounds cleared around
Garfield Building.
Committee on Supplies were in
strueted to purchase case of Alpha
Dustless Crayon.
Moved and seconded that the Com
mittee on Supplies be instructed to
purchase stoves for the four north
rooms OF the Garfield Building, and to
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08

THE young man who does the funny
business on the Lincoln Journal, Mason
by name, though a fair writer of dog
gerel and other rot iii his particular
line, enjoys the distinction of being the
most conceited ass in the country, as a
result of the cheap notoriety gained
through his productions. His favorite
drift just now is to disparage the work
and the abilities of those who, through
force of circumstances, were formerly
compelled to associate with him and
who, in several instances, saved him
from dismissal and disgrace by doing his
work while he was too drunk to yawp.
The full measure of his ability should
be credited the fellow. but no gentle
man need feel called upon to associate
with him on that score, for he is an in
crate and a churl. Blind Tom, in his
line as an imitator, is fine musician;
but it is altogether improbable that p.
S. Gilmore would care to receive him in
comradeship, or that he could long be
entertained with his performances
LeavenwOrth Times.
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Competition Open TO the World.
Liberal Premiums in Every De

heartfelt expressions that the VOYAGE
of the happy couple DER life's sea may
be pleasant and prosperous, without
storm and without trouble. Many val
liable presents were given, elegant,
useful and expensive. The party i'm
mediately started for Emporia, from
whence they will take the train on
their wedding tour. Among the guests
present from distance we noticed Mrs.
Hazlett and daughter Ella of Hartford,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kempton of Dunlap.
Mrs. harrington, Mrs. Goddard and
Carrie and Annie Goddard of Emporia,
and others, BuRTow
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Bound over.

The following comprises the princi-
pal points in the libel case against
Frank McLennan of the Topeka Jour
nal, and the decision rendered on SAT-
urday last:
At O'Clock the, defendant and his
counsel, j. b. johnson. went to the
court room to hear tile decision.
81 oVer-rule. the motion for the dis
missal of the case, ifFaid Justice Chest
ney. docs the defendant desire to
take the stand to SHOW why the motion
should be sustainedSs
Captain johnson: 1.-THE defense de-
sires to do nothing of the kind. Mr..
MacLennan is entirely satisfied with his
course in this matter and does not puTr
pose to humiliate himself by taking
the stand under the circumstances
Mr.. Clemens: 81 have proposition
| to make. I think Mr.. MacLennan is
laboring under misunderstanding of
anarchy and does violence to its princi-
pies. l am willing, now, if he shall pay
the costs thus far accrued in the case,
/ to dismiss the case. The whole diff
Guilty Is in the utter ignorance of the
entire press of the country as to what
is anarchy. For years there have been
anarchists, and where can any man
point with his finger at any man called
an anarchist, except one, who has done
any harm to any community or any
city. There is one exception, and that
is even now in doubt, namely, the Hay
market riot in Chicago, the decision of
which case is now in the hands of the
supreme court.
Here Mr.. MacLennan told his coun-
sci he would most emphatically decline
to pay any costs in the case instituted
by Mr.. Clemens.
Captain Johnson: ''Mr. MacLen-
nan will do nothing of the kind. He
stands on the merits of the case. He
has nothing to take back: meant what
he said and said what he meant; NO
one said Mr.. Clemens burned the barn;
the Journal did not say so, did not
mean SO. AS far as anarchy is con-
cerned we are not discussing that sub
ject. Mr.. MacLennan has a clear
understanding of what he thinks
it is and what is generally thought
of it. His belief is that anarchy
means destruction of life and property,
tearing down of government, tear
ing down of civil liberty. Mr.. MacLen-
nan understands that the teachings OF
anarchy have been promulgated at the
city park, and that it is proper for a
newspaper to say to what anarchy leads.
Your honor has concluded to Oyerrule
the demurrer. We shall take the rem
edy the law allows US"
, The justice here committed the de-
! PENDANT to the county jail for trial be-
fore the district court. His counsel
, applied Immediately for writ of ha-
, beas corpus, which was granted
: | T0Doka TnnrOaI
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08
DIR. McGLYNN has qualifications

DIR. MCGLYNN has qualifications
except one-to make him a good sue
cessor to the late Henry Ward BeecherS
In his Sunday sermons to his hetero-
geneous audiences in New York he
talks as facetiOusly of hell as Beecher
did in his breeziest days. He defines
it ''as privation of the grace of God
and the vision of God, which men call
the beautiful vision" but joeosely de-
clines Ito tell precisely the number of
degrees of the Fahrenheit thermom-
eter in the kingdom of hell" The
doctor seems to be on the read to skep-
ticism.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08

THE staid old Republican of Emporia
has recently discovered mugwumpish
tendencies in the News of that city.
We are surprised at the dullness of the
Republican perceptive faculties. The
NEWS has been mugwumpish for 10,
these many moons, but withal an excel
lent and enterpTising local paper; in
fact, EmpOria is very well fixed with
newspapers.-FOrt Scott Monitor.
If mugwumpism consists of telling
the truth and advocating what is good
and pure, whether republican or demo-
cratic, lien we plead guilty to the
charge. Nevertheless. the republican
ticket heads our columns, and we pro-
pose to support it-because it is repub-
lican and because it is good. Still, be-
cause we are republican that is no rea
son why we should lie and abuse all
democrats, and we do not propose to do
it. If we cannot find legitimate causes
enough for opposition to democracy we
shall not invent them, us, when that
time comes, we shall want to be a DEM
ocrat Ourself. 1t is better to be right
than to be either a democrat or re-
publican.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08

AssYRIA Argus: The fight that is
being made by few papers in the
larger cities of the state against Kan
sas trade being all given to Kansas
City and st. Joe, is deserving of con-
sideration. 1t is not doing justice to
the cities of Kansas TO aid in building
up Missouri by giving her cities the
whole benefit of our wholesale trade.
Many articles can be purchased as
cheaply nearer home, and it is for
every persons interest that the money
be retained within the state,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08
Agnes Caty Republicans

The following are the proceedings Of
the Republican township caucus held
at Trail School House, Agnes City
Lyon County, Kansas, Sept 3rd 1887
For Trustee. n. F. Ames; for Treas
uTer.G. w. Lester; for Clerk, Ch;is. y.
Sanders: for Constabies. G.. w. Burt
nett and Perry Bachelor
e. Hoskins, E. R. Marcy and NJ. B,
Smith were appointed committee OF
three to look after the interests of the
party in the township. The following
resolution was adopted: Resolved,
that we the Republicans of Agnes City
township in caucus assembled do
hereby agree TO support the Republic
cans nominated at the County Conven-
ton held at EmpOria on the 18th of
August last, and to work for their
election at the polls.
st Wa. P. DAY, Clerk.
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Don't Laugh at heryous People

Their sufferings are very real,
although you, with your vigorous
physique and strong nerves, can
scarcely believe it. Rather suggest the
use of Hostetter's- Stomach Bitters
which, in removing every trace of
dyspepsia, and regulating the liver
and bowels, strikes at and extirpates
the most prolific cause of chronic
nervous trouble. That nerye-shatter-
ing disease, fever and ague, is among
the formidable ailments, to the re-
moval of which this genial remedy is
specially adapted. Nervous prost-
ration, resulting from prolonged men,
tai or physical effort, is also state of
the system where the Intervention of
this tonic is very desirable, more
particularly as its use is to quiet and
relax the tension of overweight nerves.
The Bitters are invaluable in rheum-
atism, neuralgia, and kidney troubles.
Employ no substitute for it.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08

THE following republican papers in
Kansas have expressed themselves in
favor of Robert Il. Lincoln for presi-
dent: Garden City Herald, Wichita
New-Republic, Manhattan Republic
Erie Record, Usage Mission Journal,
Wellington Quid Nunc, Kansas Knight
and Soldier, Randolph Echo, Baldwin
Ledger and two or three others we dc
not call to mind
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08

The Statesman, SchOlOr and True
American, set an example worthy of
reflection for all True Americans.
Healing wounds that no methods ex-
ceDt those used by Heaps Camphorated
Arnica Salve which is sold on its merits
for any use that salve can be used.
No cure, no pay. For sale by the
following DIR uggists. Ben Wheldon
Chas. Ryder, J. A. Moore, D. w
Hainer, and ID. w. Morris.
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rOerasainnttou.

Thine once gone can never be re-
called, ]" is the remark only too often
said by those who neglect themselves.
DR.. Watson's new Specific Cough Cure
Comes to the worlds rescue
And denies death of its rightful
due.
Please report your experience to
your druggist and neighbor, that the
world may have proof-no cure, no pay
required-Price SOC and 81. For sale
by the following druggists: Ben WHEEL
don, Chas. Ryder, j. A. Moore, D. w
Hainer, and D. w. Morris.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08

THE Hutchinson News daily devotes
about colum of its editorial space to
answering correspondence on and ar
guing against the Henry George theO-
ries. 1t actually treats the matter just
like metropolitan paper, and talks as
if Georgeites and anarchists were as
thick as chinch bugs out in that little
uilIaOa
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08

a GENTLEMAN who has recently
Travelled all over Kansas, remarked to IA
representative of the Champion. ''Atch-
ison is the best lighted city in Kansas"
Champion.
Yes, indeed. We saw the same man
here yesterday, aud he said, "Emporia
is the best lighted city in Kansas"
The best part of the joke is that in the
last instance he accidentally told the
firth
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08

WE are compelled to chronicle the
death ut an early age of another Long
Felt Want. This time it occurred up
in booming Minneapolis. The News,
started there about a month ago, has
had its last say, and the Journal is now
the only evening paper in city of $780,
600 people.-Standard
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08

We will sell at public auction at the
farm of w. II. Swisher, five miles
northeast of Americas on Allen creek,
on
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, 1887,
commencing at 10 o'clock a. m, the fol-
lowing described property:
Eleven COWS, 8 two-year old steers, z
yearling steers, 6 yearling heifers, 8
calves, thoroughbred shorthorn bull,
l horse ten years old, spans of young
horses, span of heavy mares, Il span of
mares three and four years old 3 two
year old colts, yearling colts, suck
ing colt, harness fly nets, 20 tons of
hay and 40 acres of corn.
TERMS: All sums of $40 or under,
lash; on sums over $l2 twelve
months time will be given at 10 per
cent interest. Good bankable paper
required. Five per cent off for cash.
Free lunch w. II. SwIsHER.
a. K. JAQUTTH.
l.. F. PRUYN, Auctioneer.
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At meeting of the stockholders OF
the a. I. ~ S. F. Railroad at Topeka
last Monday, it was decided to increase
the capital stock of the road in the sum
of $1O,OO0,OO0. The object of the in
crease is to enable the company to pur-
chase locomotives and rolling stock,
and to make other improvements
rendered necessary by the enormous
increase in the traffic of the road.
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Council went into executive session.
Police Judge was allowed IS month
to apply on Office rent.
Committee on Fire Department was
authorized to give L. G. Wickle leave
Of absence until October 1st, providing
he furnishes suitable substitute.
On motion, City Attorney was re-
quested to report an ordinance, form of
bond and ordinance for first years
tax levy for special improvement bonds
for cost of improvement on Com
mercial Street and present same at the
adjourned meeting of this Council.
Water rates for slaughter house for
William Born were fixed at S25 for a
year.
Adjourned until next Monday even
ing at 7:SO o'clock E. NJ. FoRDE,
CITY Clerk.
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THERE appears to be some misunder-
standing concerning the one cent a
mile rate, made by the Rock Island
Road to the G.. a. Il. The Rock Island
has no line to st. Louis, and can not
make a rate to that city. Its one cent
rate extends only to its own lines.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08

SOME curious results produced by
exploding marked blocks of gun-cotton
on fiat plates of wrought iron have been
described by Mr.. c. E. Monroe. The
gun-cotton blocks were placed with the
lettered side down, and the letters
stamped in relief appeared in relief on
the iron after explosion, while, ON the
other hand, the letters depressed in
the gun-cottOn were also depressed
on the iron plate
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THE Dayton CO., Journal says: "The
Knights of Labor have run against Il
serious financial obstruction. There
have been so many strikes that the
general treasury of the order is unable
to meet the strain. Consequently
many members are DESERVING the order
and returning to work on terms die
tated by their employers.
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CAPTAIN JACK CRAWFORD, the poet
scout" is something more than long
haired dreamer, if we are to judge from
recent interview with him on the
Ute troubles, in which he says:
THE way to settle the Indian Diff
cultles is to turn off the indian agents
and put all Indian affairs i'm the hands
of the regular army. Then the aborig-
ines would get their rations, and not
the agents, whose rascalities are often
the cause of vlndictive cruelty on the
part of the Indians
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08

''IF we could have had these rains
six weeks ago" everybody says, ''they
would have been worth two million
dollars to the state" Never mind,
they are worth great deal, even now.
Have you noticed how the grass is
coming to the front?
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08

A SANTA FE baggage car coming
east day or two ago contained the
bodies of a woman and her two sons,
all of whom died in one day of noun
tain fever in Colorado. They had been
trying to ''hold down a claim. To
peka Journal
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HENRY SHAW, the st. Louis philan-
thropist, has erected his own tomb
stone in the well known botanical gar
den bearing his name. 1t is of marble,
very handsome and was built Under
Mr.. Shaw's personal supervision.